In appreciation of Northwest naval aviation, The Museum of Flight in Seattle will present a day of activities Oct. 30, including the exhibition of a U.S. Navy Lockheed Martin P-3 Orion patrol aircraft in the museum parking lot, and a 2 p.m. panel presentation with P-3 flight crew members. The four-engine Orion is based at […]
Free Flight Simulator App released
Just released for Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch is Fly Away Simulation’s flight simulator app, which features live flight simulator topics delivered to users’ mobile devices so that they can keep up to date with the latest flight sim topics while on the move. The free app, which is now available globally to all users […]
Premier Turbines begins full test cell capability for GE’s M601 engines
Premier Turbines now has full test cell capabilities for GE’s M601E-11 engines. This means Premier Turbines can test M601 engines at its Neosho, Missouri, facility after heavy repair services and no longer has to send the data to GE’s facility in Prague, Czech Republic for validation. Late last year, Premier Turbines was selected as a […]
New Advanced Coatings Lab opens
The Advanced Coatings Lab, part of Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research, is Wichita’s new center for development of aerospace coatings technology, products, and processes. Located at the new National Center for Aviation Training, the lab aims to work with both paint users in the aircraft industry and paint suppliers, said Brandon Hunt, […]
Alaska pilots fight proposal to double taxes
Aircraft owners in Anchorage, Alaska, are threatening a lawsuit if the municipality of Anchorage Assembly doubles the aircraft tax at its Oct. 26 meeting, according to a report at EAA.org, which notes the Assembly will reportedly consider raising the tax from $75 on all single engine aircraft and $125 on twins to $150 and $250, […]
Washington guide for airport land use available for public comment
The public has an opportunity to weigh in on Washington state’s updated guide for airport land use compatibility planning. Washington State Department of Transportation’s (WSDOT) Airports and Compatible Land Use Guidebook is available for review online during a 10-day public-comment period from Oct. 27 to Nov. 9. Anyone can submit comments via e-mail to [email protected]; […]
FAA dedicates new Reno tower
The FAA today dedicated a new, modernized 195-foot-tall air traffic control tower at Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO). “Upgrading our aviation infrastructure is one of our highest priorities, and this new tower will provide Reno-Tahoe International Airport with one of the nation’s most modern air traffic control facilities,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said. “This is […]
Air Traffic Control Specialist of the Year
Veteran Albuquerque Center air traffic controller Steve Hansen has been named the Air Traffic Control Association’s (ATCA) Air Traffic Control Specialist Of The Year award. The award, presented during a special awards luncheon Monday at the ATCA 55th Annual Conference and Exposition in National Harbor, Md., is presented to an individual civilian air traffic control […]
BootsEdge approved for Ice Shield Pneumatic De-icer Repair without Patches
BootsEdge Corp has gained FAA approval for neoprene pneumatic de-icer repair “without patches” for B/E Aerospace’s Ice Shield de-icers. “This approval permits BootsEdge Corp to perform the De-icer Repair without Patches repair process on almost all aircraft with neoprene pneumatic de-ice systems,” said Richard “Doc” Keller, president of BootsEdge Corp. “BootsEdge Corp. has offered an […]